Category: 2. Middle East

Two Sudanese asylum seekers have claimed that they were blindfolded, handcuffed and threatened while being held incommunicado by the Israeli military for two weeks. The men said that were only allowed to shower once during their detention and were forced to drink water from a dirty bathroom tap. Soldiers reportedly pointed guns at them, threw food on the floor and denied them any access to legal aid.

Their testimonies are in a report published by Haaretz, which…

Over 350 Israeli literary figures have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza and secure the return of the 59 remaining Israeli captives.

The signatories, representing a wide swath of Israel’s literary community, accuse Netanyahu of deliberately obstructing a potential deal with Hamas that would secure a ceasefire and the captives’ release, alleging that he is prioritising his political survival over national and…

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday he was satisfied with talks with arch-foe the United States but warned they could ultimately prove fruitless.

Tehran and Washington are due to meet again in Muscat on Saturday, a week after top officials held the highest-level talks since the landmark 2015 nuclear accord collapsed.

US President Donald Trump, who pulled out of the deal during his first term, revived his “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign after returning to office…

The UAE has reportedly deployed an advanced Israeli-made radar system in the Puntland region of north-eastern Somalia, intensifying concerns over Abu Dhabi’s growing military footprint in the Horn of Africa.

Open-source intelligence and aerial imagery confirm that the ELM-2084 3D AESA multi-mission radar — manufactured by Israeli defence firm ELTA, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries — has been installed near Bosaso Airport, adjacent to the UAE-run…

The Kremlin, on Tuesday, declined to comment, when asked, if Russia was ready to take control of Iran’s stocks of enriched uranium as part of a possible future nuclear deal between Iran and the United States, Reuters reports.

The Guardian reported that Tehran was expected to reject a US proposal to transfer its stockpile of enriched uranium to a third country, such as Russia, as part of an agreement that Washington is seeking to scale back Iran’s…

Newborn babies in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food, medicine and medical supplies caused by the Israeli blockade.

Palestinian doctors said the lives of newborn babies are in danger, especially due to the lack of baby food and medicine.

Pediatricians working at the Nasser Medical Complex emphasised that newborn babies, if they are weak or born with a disease, need additional food, medicine and medical care.

They said however, even these basic and…

A sandstorm has swept Iraq and hospitalised more than 3,700 people with respiratory problems, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

“At least 3,747 people have so far been admitted to hospitals in Baghdad and other provinces since Monday,” Ministry spokesman, Saif Al-Badr, told the state news agency, INA.

He said the highest number of cases was reported in Baghdad, with at least 1,014 people admitted to hospitals, and Al-Muthanna…

President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape higher education through weaponised allegations of anti-Semitism has been dealt a major blow after Harvard University refused to comply with sweeping federal demands, triggering a $2.3 billion freeze in funding.

The clash marks a defining moment in an escalating campaign by the Trump administration to reshape the values and priorities of American universities, particularly those seen as strongholds of progressive…

Extremist Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian cars and homes in Jericho in the occupied West Bank yesterday evening, the Palestinian Information Centre reported.

According to local sources, settlers hurled stones at Palestinian cars travelling on a road near the Wadi Auja area in northern Jericho. One car reportedly sustained damage in the settler attack.

A group of settlers also attacked on the same day Bedouin citizens and shepherds and threw stones at their…